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[[Image:Comoy 1904.gif|right|thumb|250px|1904 Comoy's]][[Image:Comoy 1902.gif|left|thumb|250px|1902 Comoy's]]'''Francois Comoy''' and his brothers started making pipes (probably clays, boxwood and beech) in 1825 in the small monastic town of [[Saint-Claude]] in eastern France. | [[Image:Comoy 1904.gif|right|thumb|250px|1904 Comoy's]][[Image:Comoy 1902.gif|left|thumb|250px|1902 Comoy's]]'''Francois Comoy''' and his brothers started making pipes (probably clays, boxwood and beech) in 1825 in the small monastic town of [[Saint-Claude]] in eastern France. Francois and his son Louis discovered that briar had vastly superior qualities and from 1848 made pipes only in this wood. In 1879 Francois’s son Henri, who was born in 1850, moved to '''London''' with a small bag of tools, but a great deal of experience. Henri set up a small factory in '''Seven Dials''' which is today known as '''Cambridge Circus'''. He was one of the prime movers in the establishment of the briar pipe trade in London and is credited with being the author of the appellation '''“London Made”'''. | ||
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File:BlueRiband01.jpg|Blue Riband | File:BlueRiband01.jpg|Blue Riband | ||
File:BlueRiband07.jpg|Blue Riband Nomenclature | File:BlueRiband07.jpg|Blue Riband Nomenclature | ||
File:Castleton01.jpg|Castleton | |||
File:Castleton07.jpg|Castleton detail | |||
File:ComoyDeLuxe01.jpg|Deluxe | File:ComoyDeLuxe01.jpg|Deluxe | ||
File:ComoyDeLuxe07.jpg|Deluxe Nomenclature | File:ComoyDeLuxe07.jpg|Deluxe Nomenclature | ||
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File:ComoyExtra01.jpg|Extraordinaire | File:ComoyExtra01.jpg|Extraordinaire | ||
File:ComoyExtra07.jpg|Extraordinaire Nomenclature | File:ComoyExtra07.jpg|Extraordinaire Nomenclature | ||
Highgate01.jpg|Highgate w/box | |||
Highgate11.jpg|Highgate detail | |||
File:ComoyLondonPride01.jpg|London Pride and original box | File:ComoyLondonPride01.jpg|London Pride and original box | ||
File:ComoyLondonPride09.jpg|London Pride Nomenclature | File:ComoyLondonPride09.jpg|London Pride Nomenclature | ||
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File:ComoyOldBruyere07.jpg|Old Bruyere Nomenclature | File:ComoyOldBruyere07.jpg|Old Bruyere Nomenclature | ||
File:ComoyOldBruyereRare Marking.jpg|Old Bruyere Rare Marking | File:ComoyOldBruyereRare Marking.jpg|Old Bruyere Rare Marking | ||
ComoysOldBruyere01.jpg|Another Old Bruyere | |||
ComoysOldBruyere07.jpg|Old Bruyere nomenclature | |||
File:ComoyPebbleGr01.jpg|Pebble Grain | File:ComoyPebbleGr01.jpg|Pebble Grain | ||
File:ComoyPebbleGr07.jpg|Pebble Grain Nomenclature | File:ComoyPebbleGr07.jpg|Pebble Grain Nomenclature | ||
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File:ComoysDesigner01.jpg|Designer | File:ComoysDesigner01.jpg|Designer | ||
File:ComoysDesigner09.jpg|Designer Nomenclature | File:ComoysDesigner09.jpg|Designer Nomenclature | ||
File:Designer01.jpg|Designer | |||
File:Designer07.jpg|Designer Nomenclature | |||
File:ComoySilverCloud01.jpg|Silver Cloud | File:ComoySilverCloud01.jpg|Silver Cloud | ||
File:ComoySilverCloud07.jpg|Silver Cloud Nomenclature | File:ComoySilverCloud07.jpg|Silver Cloud Nomenclature | ||
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ComoysOB2-07.jpg|Old Bruyere detail | ComoysOB2-07.jpg|Old Bruyere detail | ||
ComoysOB2-08.jpg|Old Bruyere detail | ComoysOB2-08.jpg|Old Bruyere detail | ||
File:SelectSG01.jpg|Selected Straight Grain | |||
File:SelectSG07.jpg|Selected Straight Grain detail | |||
File:SelectSG08.jpg|Catalog page showing Selected Straight Grain | |||
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[[Image:Comoy804.jpg|thumb|center|400px|1930's Comoy's 804 Extraordinaire shown with a 1965 Group 4 sized Dunhill 120 (which is the equivalent of a Group 5 size today) for size comparison - Courtesy of Mike Ahmadi]] | [[Image:Comoy804.jpg|thumb|center|400px|1930's Comoy's 804 Extraordinaire shown with a 1965 Group 4 sized Dunhill 120 (which is the equivalent of a Group 5 size today) for size comparison - Courtesy of Mike Ahmadi]] | ||
<gallery widths=400 heights=225 caption="Comoy's Air-O-Dry, via Doug Valitchka"> | |||
Air-O-Dry1.jpg | |||
Air-O-Dry2.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
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[[File:1919YaleComoyPoker.jpg|thumb|1919 Yale University Class Pipe by [[Comoy's]], courtesy Brian Robertson collection]] | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="[[Comoy's]] 1919 Yale University Class Pipe, with a silver band done by Comoy's to repair a small crack in the shank in 1938, as indicated by their hallmark. For more information see [[College Class Pipes]]. Courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | |||
1919YaleComoyPoker2.jpg | |||
1919YaleComoyPoker3.jpg | |||
1919YaleComoyPoker4.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Seconds made by Comoy's == <!--T:14--> | == Seconds made by Comoy's == <!--T:14--> | ||
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Academy Award, Ace of spades, Ancestor, Astor, Ayres, Britannia, Carlyle, Charles Cross, Claridge, [[Coronet]]?, Cromwell, [[Damman]]?, Dorchester, Dunbar, Drury Lane, Emerson, Everyman, Festival of Britain, Golden Arrow, Grand Master, Gresham, Guildhall, Hamilton (according to Who Made That Pipe), Kingsway, Lion's Head, Lord Clive, Lumberman, Hyde Park, Lloyds, Mc Gahey, Moorgate, Newcastle, Oxford, O'Gorman, Rosebery Extra, Royal Falcon, Royal Guard, Royal Lane, Scotland Yard, St James, Sunrise, Super Sports, Sussex, The Academy Award, The Golden Arrow, The Mansion House, [[The Exmoor Pipe]], Throgmorton, Tinder Box Royal Coachman, Townhall, Trident, Trocadero, Westminster, Wilshire | Academy Award, Ace of spades, Ancestor, Astor, Ayres, Britannia, Brompton, Canadian Club, Carlyle, Charles Cross, Claridge, [[Coronet]]?, Cromwell, [[Damman]]?, Dorchester, Dunbar, Drury Lane, Emerson, Everyman, Festival of Britain, Golden Arrow, Grand Master, Gresham, Guildhall, Hamilton (according to Who Made That Pipe), Kingsway, Lion's Head, Lord Clive, Lumberman, Hyde Park, Lloyds, Mc Gahey, Moorgate, Newcastle, Oxford, O'Gorman, Rosebery Extra, Royal Falcon, Royal Guard, Royal Lane, Scotland Yard, [[St James]], [[Sunrise]], Super Sports, Sussex, The Academy Award, The Golden Arrow, The Mansion House, [[The Exmoor Pipe]], Treaty Bond, Throgmorton, Tinder Box Royal Coachman, Townhall, Trident, Trocadero, Westminster, Wilshire | ||
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File:AcademyAward07.jpg|Academy Award Nomenclature | File:AcademyAward07.jpg|Academy Award Nomenclature | ||
File:AcademyAward13.jpg|Academy Award box, sock, and pamphlet | File:AcademyAward13.jpg|Academy Award box, sock, and pamphlet | ||
File:AceSpades01.jpg|Ace of Spades (Early France) | |||
File:AceSpades07.jpg|Ace of Spades detail | |||
File:Ancestor01.jpg|Ancestor | File:Ancestor01.jpg|Ancestor | ||
File:Ancestor07.jpg|Ancestor Detail | File:Ancestor07.jpg|Ancestor Detail | ||
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File:Ancestor2-07.jpg|Ancestor Detail | File:Ancestor2-07.jpg|Ancestor Detail | ||
File:Ancestor2-08.jpg|Ancestor Detail | File:Ancestor2-08.jpg|Ancestor Detail | ||
Ancestor296-01.jpg|Ancestor For Clubb's Los Angeles | |||
Ancestor296-07.jpg|Ancester - Clubb's detail | |||
File:AstorB01.jpg|Astor | File:AstorB01.jpg|Astor | ||
File:AstorB07.jpg|Astor Detail (Straight Made in London England) | File:AstorB07.jpg|Astor Detail (Straight Made in London England) | ||
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Astor01.jpg|Astor Apple | Astor01.jpg|Astor Apple | ||
Astor07.jpg|Astor Apple detail | Astor07.jpg|Astor Apple detail | ||
Astor309-01.jpg|Astor 309 Billiard | |||
Astor309-11.jpg|Astor 309 detail | |||
File:Brompton01.jpg|Brompton | |||
File:Brompton07.jpg|Brompton detail | |||
CanadianClub01.jpg|Canadian Club | |||
CanadianClub07.jpg|Canadian Club detail | |||
CanadianClub08.jpg|Canadian Club detail | |||
Carlyle01.jpg|Carlyle (1930s) | Carlyle01.jpg|Carlyle (1930s) | ||
Carlyle08.jpg|Carlyle detail | Carlyle08.jpg|Carlyle detail | ||
Carlyle09.jpg|Carlyle detail | Carlyle09.jpg|Carlyle detail | ||
Carlyle10.jpg|Carlyle detail | Carlyle10.jpg|Carlyle detail | ||
File:DruryLane01.jpg|Drury Lane | |||
File:DruryLane07.jpg|Drury Lane details | |||
File:Dunbar01.jpg|Dunbar | |||
File:Dunbar07.jpg|Dunbar details | |||
File:Everyman01.jpg|A new Everyman w/Original Box | |||
File:Everyman436B-01.jpg|Everyman shape 436B | |||
File:Everyman436B-07.jpg|46B Detail | |||
File:Everyman56-01.jpg|Everyman Shape 56 | |||
File:Everyman56-07.jpg|56 details | |||
File:GoldenArrow.jpg|Golden Arrow box and sock | File:GoldenArrow.jpg|Golden Arrow box and sock | ||
File:Guildhall02.jpg|Guildhall and original box | File:Guildhall02.jpg|Guildhall and original box | ||
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Guildhall-Halmark07.jpg|1980 Details | Guildhall-Halmark07.jpg|1980 Details | ||
Guildhall-Halmark08.jpg|1980 Details | Guildhall-Halmark08.jpg|1980 Details | ||
File:Guildhall-332b-01.jpg|Guildhall 332B | |||
File:Guildhall-332b-07.jpg|Guildhall 332B Details | |||
File:Lumberman01.jpg|Lumberman | File:Lumberman01.jpg|Lumberman | ||
File:Lumberman09.jpg|Lumberman Nomenclature | File:Lumberman09.jpg|Lumberman Nomenclature | ||
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RoyalFalcon2-10.jpg|Royal Falcon detail | RoyalFalcon2-10.jpg|Royal Falcon detail | ||
RoyalFalcon2-17.jpg|Royal Falcon detail | RoyalFalcon2-17.jpg|Royal Falcon detail | ||
RoyalFalcon3-01.jpg|Another Royal Falcon | |||
RoyalFalcon3-07.jpg|Royal Falcon detail | |||
RoyalFalcon3-13.jpg|The Maltese Falcon showing Royal Falcon brand stamp | |||
RoyalLane2-01.jpg|Royal Lane | RoyalLane2-01.jpg|Royal Lane | ||
RoyalLane2-07.jpg|Royal Lane Nomenclature | RoyalLane2-07.jpg|Royal Lane Nomenclature | ||
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File:RoyalLane07.jpg|Royal Lane Detail | File:RoyalLane07.jpg|Royal Lane Detail | ||
File:RoyalLane08.jpg|Royal Lane Detail | File:RoyalLane08.jpg|Royal Lane Detail | ||
File:Rugby01.jpg|Comoy's made RUGBY, with Made in France Rugby shaped stamp | |||
File:Rugby07.jpg|Comoy's made RUGBY, with Made in France Rugby shaped stamp | |||
File:StJames01.jpg|ST James | File:StJames01.jpg|ST James | ||
File:StJames07.jpg|ST James Nomenclature | File:StJames07.jpg|ST James Nomenclature | ||
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Rose302Bill10.jpg|Rosebery Extra Detail | Rose302Bill10.jpg|Rosebery Extra Detail | ||
Rose302Bill07.jpg|Rosebery Extra Detail | Rose302Bill07.jpg|Rosebery Extra Detail | ||
File:SuperSports01.jpg|Super Sports | |||
File:SuperSports07.jpg|Super Sports detail | |||
File:SuperSports08.jpg|Super Sports detail | |||
SuperSports2-01.jpg|Super Sports | |||
SuperSports2-07.jpg|Super Sports detail | |||
TownHall01.jpg|Town Hall | TownHall01.jpg|Town Hall | ||
TownHall07.jpg|Town Hall detail | TownHall07.jpg|Town Hall detail | ||
TownHall15.jpg|Town Hall box | TownHall15.jpg|Town Hall box | ||
File:Trident01.jpg|Trident | |||
File:Trident07.jpg|Trident details | |||
File:Trocadero01.jpg|Trocadero (logo identical to Guildhall and others) | File:Trocadero01.jpg|Trocadero (logo identical to Guildhall and others) | ||
File:Trocadero07.jpg|Trocadero Detail | File:Trocadero07.jpg|Trocadero Detail | ||
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Trocadero10.jpg|Trocadero Bent Detail | Trocadero10.jpg|Trocadero Bent Detail | ||
</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
[[File:SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe.jpg|thumb|Syracuse University [[Comoy]] Royal Falcon Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for information. Courtesy Brian Robertson Collection]] | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Syracuse University [[Comoy]] Royal Falcon Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for information. Courtesy Brian Robertson Collection"> | |||
SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe2.jpg | |||
SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe3.jpg | |||
1936SaracusseUniversityCo-opAD.jpg|Syracuse University Student Newspaper Class Pipe Ad | |||
</gallery> | |||
<center><gallery widths=200 caption="Townhall (Comoy's second), Shape #25 w/silver ferrule, courtesy Radzievsky Vladimir Zeev"> | <center><gallery widths=200 caption="Townhall (Comoy's second), Shape #25 w/silver ferrule, courtesy Radzievsky Vladimir Zeev"> | ||
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<p>[http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Comoy%27s_Dating_Guide Comoy's Dating Guide]</p> | <p>[http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Comoy%27s_Dating_Guide Comoy's Dating Guide]</p> | ||
<p>[http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Comoy%27s_Shape_Number_Chart Comoy's Shape Number Chart]</p> | <p>[http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Comoy%27s_Shape_Number_Chart Comoy's Shape Number Chart]</p> | ||
<p>A PDF copy of [https://pipedia.org/images/3/3c/Comoy.pdf Comoy's Pipe Compendium], courtesy Michael DiCuccio</p> | |||
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